Comments on: Special Report: Trusting Kashrus in Eretz Yisrael – Think Again! (Part 1)

By: Chanoch N

Chanoch N — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:48:30 +0000

kal hakavod for a great article. Great work.
Chanoch, Jerusalem

By: Milhouse

Milhouse — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:05:04 +0000

#1, I wouldn’t be so sure. That hechsher has had so many problems over the years that I’m surprised anyone still relies on it.

By: baruchgershom

baruchgershom — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:42:07 +0000

It is very very difficult for oversees visitors to Israel to know what is a reliable Mehadrin heksher and what is not. It would be nice if there was an easily available list for the kosher mehadrin traveler.

By: bergman meir

bergman meir — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:06:45 +0000

have you checked the USA Hechsherim – with good names?.

Monsey 2007?.

Boro Park last week?.

By: Genug

Genug — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:19:28 +0000

we in NY have the same story, with the tablet ka, saffra, who shows up for the $$ and for stores open Shabbat. He does not have masgichim, its just a mom & pop operation. His rabbonim are his 2 sons, R’ opthomologist & R’ lawyer, and R’ wife.

By: akuperma

akuperma — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:54:27 +0000

Is there anything kosher in addition to the Badatz of the Eides Hareidos of Jerusalem, Hug Hasam Sofer and the Rabbinate of Bnei Brak?

By: arizona

arizona — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:49:14 +0000

A Jew whose pie hole never closes and whose stomach never fills is going to eventually eat issurim. Adherence to Yoreh De’ah, for that Jew, is an encumbrance to which much lip service is paid and grudging effort is given. No one ever died from not eating in restaurants. No one ever died from not eating meat. When yiras shomayim will take precedence to dumping endless quantities of exotic foods down our throats, there will longer longer be a need to deal with these issues.

By: A. G. from Philly

A. G. from Philly — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:34:18 +0000

Avos 2:2

Rabban Gamliel bno shel Rabi Yehuda hanasi omer: Yafeh talmud torah im derech eretz, sheh yegiyas shnayhem mashkachas avon. V’chol torah sheh ayn emah melacha, sofah btayla v’goreres avon.

Enough said.

By: eyesopen

eyesopen — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:29:24 +0000

I hope that this article goes to the appropriate seminaries and yeshivot.

By: ZviHaKohen

ZviHaKohen — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:55:11 +0000

In the United States the media is generally considered a legitimate and authoritative source of information. There is a strong sense of responsiblity to the public and the media is held accountable. In Eretz Yisrael this is not the case. Everyone knows that the secular media has no ne’emanus- even when they have no ne’gios. Certainly when it comes to reporting about the frum. I am suprised that YW editors- and Yechiel Spira- don’t realize this. And this is not the first time. During the elections in Yerushalayim there was an item about who was not voting- also from a secular paper. Much of it was pure fabrication. Please do not take my word for it. Speak to people- and Rabbanim – in EY. They will all tell you. Maariv is not the NY Times.